Cultivator blade



June 16, 1925. 1,541,894 i C. BEVlLL CULTIVATOR BLADE Filed Oct. 27.1922 zio Patented June 16, 1925.

UNITED STATES CLAIBOURN BEVILL, F BSHNELL, FLORIDA..

CULTIVATOR BLADE.

Application filed October 2'7, 1922. Serial No. 597,359.

T0 @ZZ 107mm 15 may concern.'

vBe it known that I, CLAIBOURN BnvTLL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bushnell, in the county of Sumter and State of Florida, haveinvented a new and useful Cultivator Blade, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to cultivators and ain/.ls to provide a novelforni of hand cultivator which will operate lo efficiently break up thesoil to facilitate the plaiiting thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cul'tivator includingpivoted blade sections the blades having` downwardly extending flanges,to contact with the ground surface for accomplishing the cultivatingresult.

A. still further object of the invention is to provide a cultivator,vherein the blades taper towards the free ends thereof to cause theground under cultivation to be thrown towards the center of thecultivator.

lVVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention. resides in the conibination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvenn tion.

tteferring to the drawing :s

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a hand cultivator.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of a modi- [ied form of hand cultivator.

Figure 4. is an elevational view thereof.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of a hand cultivator adapted to bepulled by the operator.

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of a modified form of cultivatorembodying the principals of the invention in a powerdriven cultivator.

Figure 'T is a plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the device includes angularlydisposed blades 5 and 6 respectively, the blade 5 being shown as havingan upwardly extended end portion 7, while the blade 6 is formed with adownwardly extended portion 8. The downwardly extended portion 8 and theupwardly extended portion 7 of the blades operate to contact with theearth to loosen the same and break up the lumps.

Formed integral with the blades 5 and 6 are the upwardly and outwardlyextended spaced arms 9 'to which is bolted the bar 10, by ine-ans ofwhich the cultivator may be .forced through the ground surface.

As shown by Figure 5 of the drawing, the'cultivator blades 5 and 6 areformed with angnlarly disposed sections 7. The handle portion which isindicated at 11, is bolted to the arni 9 of the cultivator blades andextents outwardly providing a cultivator which may be drawn through theground surlace.

In the forni of the invention as illustrated by Figures 3 and t of thedrawing, each of the blades 12 is formed with a downwardly extendedflange 13 formed along the inclined edge thereof, which Piange contactswith the loose earth to force the saine laterf ally when the cultivatoris moved through the soil.

As shown, these blades 12 are arranged in spaced relation and held insuch spaced relation by means of the bar 14, which has connection withthe blades by means of the bolts 15.

The structure as villustrated' Figures 6 and 7 of the drawing, isespecially adapted for use as a power-driven cultivator, wherein thesupporting rod 16 may be mounted on a frame in any suitable manner, oneof the side bars of the frame being indicated at 17. The blades whichare indicated at 19, have upwardly extended portions 2() formed withopenings to accommodate the rod 1li.

These blades 19 are formed with tapered surfaces, the flanges 20', whichare formed integral with the tapered surfaces, extend downwardly andcontact with the loose soil to move the saine laterally. Veights 21 arebolted or otherwise secured to the blades 19 and operate to force theblades 19 into the soil to insure the eflicient operation of the deviceas a cultivator.

In testimony that I elaiin the foregoing as iny own, I have heretoaiiixed iny signa- 10 ture 1n the presence of two witnesses.

CLAIBOURN BEVILL.

Witnesses LoNin AniNs, ANNA L. BEVTLL.

